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Chinese education begins with characters, continues with phrases, and grows into idioms. This free lesson covers the idiom 「俯拾即是」. Learn its usage below.

This time, we present the Chinese idiom 「俯拾即是」, with its definition and usage detailed below.

Fu: lower the head and bend the waist; namely: just. Just lower your head and pick them up; they are everywhere. Describes something that is abundant and easy to obtain.

The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :

fǔ shí jí shì

while its Cantonese pinyin is :

fu2 sap6 jik1 si6

There are a countless number of Chinese idioms, each with unique meanings and applications. We’ve provided these resources to help guide you as you dive deeper into learning Chinese.